Finally got out to look at the hives today. 4/5 survivied so far. My
question as a relative newbee is that there seems to be a lot of honey
remaining. I overwintered in two deeps with heavy feeding last fall.
Currently the second deep is still pretty much full of honey. We are
several weeks away from dandelion bloom. Should I be concerned with the
hive being too crowded and initiating swarming? Should I pull some of the
frames and replace with empty ones? I plan to split the hives later this
spring.
Someone asked a couple of weeks ago about the hive top entrances offered
for sale. I started two last spring and am pleased after the first
season. Performed as promised with no major issues at this point.
Glenn
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